Size-tag for clothing.



W. J. McAULEY.

SIZE TAG FOR CLOTHING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27. 1913.

1,142,720 Patented June 8, 1915.

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12 1E SIZE 4: 15 2:9,? '13 PRICE 25.

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WILLIAM J. MGAULEY, or REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS,

SIZE-TAG FOB CLOTHING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. MOAUL Y, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident/of Revere, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improyements in Size-Tags for Clothlng, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tags for clothing and particularly to a new and improved tag to be used in connection with the clothes hangers in display cases in general 11S8.1I1 clothing houses, the object of the present 1nvention being to provide a tag which can be easily but securely fastened to the clothes hangers so that it can be seen readily through the glass of said case, said tag showing the price and size of the articles suspended upon said hangers. Heretofore the size and price tags have been secured directly to the clothing. In order, to economize on space the clothes in these display cases are packed in closely together, making it sometimes very difficult to get at the size tags when a particular size is desired. As a consequence, it is often the case that many of the articles have to be removed from the display case before the desired size is found, this constant'removal and return of the articles to the display case being highly objectionable not only on account of loss of time in so doing, but also on account of the injury to the clothing by such constant handling.

The present device is adapted to be secured to the wire support of the hanger in such a manner that the price'and size may be readily seen through the glass, making it possible to select quickly the desired size and remove this particular piece of clothing from the case without disturbing the other articles disposed therein.

The invention consists primarily in providing a resilient member, preferably of cardboard, adapted to be secured to a clothes hanger, and having printed thereon the price and size of the-article suspended upon said hanger, this member being provided with two circular openings centrally and longitudinally disposed therein, said openings being connected by a slit, the edges of which normally contact, but are adapted to be forced from the plane of the body portion of said tag topermit the tag to be positioned on the wire of the hanger, where it securely grips the wire and so attaches itself Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed January 27, 1913. Serial No. 744,575.

without the aid'ofstring or other fastening devices. a I The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrange-- ment of parts which will be fully understood by reference to the descriptionof the drawings and to the claim'hereinafter given.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 represents a clothes hanger having secured thereto a tag embodying the features of the present invention. Fig. 2 represents an end view of the same, and Fig. 3 represents an enlarged elevation of one of the tags.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawlngs.

In the drawings, 10 represents a clothes hanger havingsecured thereto the supporting wire 11 preferably having a reverse curve 12 therein. This clothes hanger may be of any ordinary construction and forms no part of the present invention.

The tag 13 is made 'of resilient material with its edges unbroken and has centrally disposed longitudinally thereof two openings 14 and 15 preferably circular. The

diameter of theopenings 14 and 15 is slightly greater than that of the wire 11. A slit 16 is cut through the tag 13 from the opening 1 1 to the opening 15, this slit being in alinement with the centers of the openings 1415.' The edges of the slit 16 normally contact and when the wire 11 extends therethrough as indicated in Figs. 1' and 2, thetag is held securely in position on said wire in such position that the printed characters thereon may be easily read. When it is desired to apply a-tag to the wire 11 or remove it therefrom, the wings 17,.

formed by the openings 14 and 15 and the slit16, bybending from the plane of the body portionof the tag yield sufficiently to permit either operation. The tag thus formed is particularly adapted for use on the curved portion 12 of the hook of a clothes hanger.

It is apparent from Fig. 1 that in some cases the curvature of the wire may be such that there will be but very slight deflection of the wings 17. Whenthe radius of curvature is greater than that shown in the drawing, there will be a correspondingly greater deflection of the wings, but in any case the tag will tightly grasp the wire by the elasticity of the wings. This makes a very simple tag for this purpose giving plenty of space for the printed characters, and owing to the fact that its edge is unbroken and free from slits and notches it will not be readily injured. It is quite obvious that by its use much time of the salesman may be saved and the articles for sale will be kept in a better condition, owing to the reduced amount of handling thereof over the present methods now in use.

It is believed that the many advantages of the invention will be thoroughly understood without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a tag for clothes hangers, having two openings to receive the hook of the hanger and a pair of resilient wings between said openings formed from the tag material, having their free ends abutting on a line drawn through the centers of said openings, said wings being constructed to engage the hook between the openings.

Signed by me at 4 Post Oflice Sq., Boston, Mass, this 23rd day of January, 1913.

WILLIAM J. MOAULEY. Witnesses:

WALTER E. LoMBARn, NATHAN C. LOMBARD.

copies or this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner a? Patent;

Washington, D. G. 

